2012 AIA West Jersey Annual Community Service Day Reminder

AIA West Jersey would like to remind all of its Members that the Annual AIA West Jersey Community Service Day is this Saturday, May 12, 2012.  This year AIA West Jersey will be supporting the New Jersey Tree Foundation with its Urban Airshed Reforestation Program by helping to plant trees in the Waterfront South section of Camden, New Jersey.  Please see the flyer below for additional details and information and contact David Lummis, AIA, to RSVP as a Volunteer.

We hope to see you all there!

AIA West Jersey Seminar/Dinner Meeting May 8, 2012

AIA West Jersey would like to remind all of its Members of the upcoming May 8, 2012 Seminar and Dinner Meeting to be held at Treno in Westmont, New Jersey, where we will be discussing Social Media and Your Architectural Practice.  Please see the flyer below for additional details and information and contact Bob O’Reilly, AIA, LEED ap to RSVP for the Seminar in advance.

We hope to see you all there!

AIA West Jersey

A Farewell Message from Our 2011 President

Dear Fellow AIA West Jersey Members:

It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as President of the American Institute of Architects, West Jersey Section for 2011. It is hard to believe that the year has come and gone so fast.

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Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C.

2011 AIA West Jersey Fall Trip to the Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C.

AIA West Jersey hosted a trip to the National Mall’s West Potomac Park in Washington, DC on Saturday October 1st. Twenty AIA members from West Jersey, South, Shore and Newark/Suburban along with five spouses made the trip to the site of this year’s U S Dept. of Energy 2011 Solar Decathlon. It is an award winning program that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar powered houses. The winner of the competition is the one that best blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency. This year’s overall winner was the University of Maryland. Each structure, between 600 – 1000 square feet, was required to be transported for assembly to Washington, DC. Although the weather did not completely cooperate with rain, and wind temperatures in the 50’s it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the group and AIA West Jersey is hoping to repeat the trip to the 2013 Solar Decathlon. Congratulations to Team New Jersey and the students at NJIT on their Zero Energy Home design being showcased at the 2011 Solar Decathlon!